"Elder Si, Elder Chu, I apologize for offending you just now," Xiao Ma said with slight embarrassment.
If he did not know Si Jinning and Sun Ji, Xiao Ma would not have suddenly participated in snatching food. No matter how equivalent the exchange was, it could not hide the fact that this behavior was crazy. Alright, even if they knew each other, there was something wrong with this behavior.
Xiao Ma wanted to stimulate Sun Ji's memory, so he did not inform him beforehand. Unfortunately, he clearly overestimated Sun Ji's memory and almost made things worse.
It was hard to explain, but it was diluted by the joy of reuniting with old friends. The two elders were also quite happy to see Xiao Ma and Sun Ji.
When one grew up, how many friends would one have from childhood? Anyway, there was only one Si Jinning.
With his sharp eyes and ears, Yuan Zhou had witnessed this dramatic change from the beginning to the end. Originally, he had planned to have the Queuing Committee talk to Young Ma after the competition ended. Strangers snatching food from each other would affect the appetite of other customers too much. Even Wu Hai knew how to snatch food from someone close to him.
However, reality proved that the diners really did not need Yuan Zhou to worry too much. They were a group of mature diners and could handle anything by themselves.
Meanwhile, the matter with Xiao Ma and the others continued.
"Donkey, you went back to your hometown after leaving the troupe. What are you doing now?" Sun Ji asked.
When the troupe was disbanded, everyone went their separate ways. He went home, and so did Donkey. He knew that Donkey was from Sichuan Province, so he asked this question.
"Hehe, I'm doing my old job at the Folklore Research Association. I'm protecting and researching some of our country's traditional folk arts," Xiao Ma said.
"Then you got what you wanted. That's pretty good," Sun Ji said.
When the troupe was disbanded, it was in line with the times, but Xiao Ma was very reluctant. He often said that these cultural heritages needed to be protected. Now, Xiao Ma's job was considered a professional.
"Yes, I did it because of the nature of this job," Xiao Ma said with a smile.
Although the few of them belonged to different professions and were of different ages, to put it bluntly, they were all in the same circle. They chatted very harmoniously and became closer to each other. This was different from when they were snatching food. At that time, it could be said that they were at daggers drawn.
Since it was Yuan Zhou's cooking, whoever ate it would know.
Before everyone could chat further, the new dishes were served. This time, it wasn't the dessert from Si Jinning's boat banquet, but the dishes that Young Ma had ordered.
"Why does this smell seem so familiar?" Sun Ji took a deep breath.
He still felt that this rich fragrance was slightly familiar. He did not know if Pony had opened the door to his memory, but he just felt that this fragrance was familiar, as if it had existed in his memory for a long time.
"Of course I'm familiar with it. I specially ordered it for you. Do you still remember that when we were performing in Greenwillow Village, you couldn't forget the bowl of very fragrant dish from the Wang Family? I only found out about it later. That dish was Shengke Stewed. You can try it this time. It's definitely made by Boss Yuan." Xiao Ma gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed in admiration.
Upon hearing Little Ma's words, Sun Ji finally removed the veil that hid his memories. It was as if he had returned to that era and smelled the rich and mellow fragrance of that time.
Even their mouths automatically secreted a lot of saliva to support them. They were very proactive.
"Then I have to give it a good taste," Sun Ji said.
Even Si Jinning and Chu Jianhua were interested. Clearly, from what Little Ma said, this was a delicacy that Sun Ji had been thinking about for 20 years. To be able to think about it for so long, it was definitely of the highest quality. With the addition of Yuan Zhou's culinary skills, it was really worth looking forward to.
"In terms of fragrant and mellow taste, Jinling is the best at Shengke Stewed." Throughout the ages, there were many literati who were good at food. After being inscribed by literati, the value of many delicacies would multiply. Even if it was not like "a carp leaping over the dragon's gate, its value would multiply by a hundred," it would at least multiply by ten.
Actually, Shengke Stewed was a seasonal dish. It was best to eat it around the Qingming Festival. But for Yuan Zhou, with the help of the System, the season was just that. No matter when it was eaten, it would definitely be when the ingredients were the fattest.
When the Shengke Stewed was placed on the table, everyone's eyes immediately lit up. The white and translucent pigeon eggs were dyed by the rich sauce, but their crystalline and transparent nature could still be seen. There was also the beautiful sesame-like eel, which looked even more beautiful. With the rich sauce as a foil, it looked even more mellow and delicious.
This was the dish that Little Ma had ordered, so he immediately called out, "Elder Si, Elder Chu, Lucky, quickly try it. Don't stand on ceremony. When I ate your dishes just now, I didn't stand on ceremony. Only by eating a little more can I recoup my losses."
As he said that, he took the lead and put a piece of eel into his mouth. With a familiar posture, it was obvious that this was not the first time he had eaten this dish.
In reality, this dish was slightly expensive. Little Ma had only eaten it twice, and that was only once a month. This time, he ordered it because he knew that Si Jinning and the others had ordered a banquet. If he wanted to eat their dishes, he would naturally order them. Even if it was a small amount, it had to be of high value. Secondly, he wanted to fulfill one of Sun Ji's dreams. He always remembered how Sun Ji had been drooling over the food, but he couldn't eat it.
Now that he had a chance to help his brother fulfill his childhood dream, he naturally had to do it.
Hearing Little Ma's order, Si Jinning and the others didn't stand on ceremony anymore. They directly picked up their chopsticks and picked up the piece that they had been eyeing and put it into their mouths.
Sun Ji also picked up a piece of eel. When he put it into his mouth, for the first time, he felt what was called fragrant, soft, and tender. It melted in his mouth.
Because the bones of the eel had been removed, only the tender meat was left. The method of frying first and then stewing was not a waste of resources. Instead, it was a method to make the eel even more tender.
"Delicious. It's really too delicious. The gravy has soaked the entire meat. Because the surface of the eel has been fried, it has locked in the gravy, making the eel meat even softer and smoother. I've never eaten such delicious eel." Sun Ji couldn't help but sigh with emotion while eating.
Of course, talking didn't affect his eating speed at all. His chopsticks were so fast that they left afterimages in the air. This was definitely the best proof.
Although Si Jinning and Chu Jianhua didn't say anything, their constant nodding still showed how much they liked this dish.
The eel meat was hammered with a wooden stick to make it more swollen and soft. Then, it was fried and then stewed. The process was complicated and varied. It was a classic dish in Jiangsu Cuisine.
Different from the original taste of the boat banquet, this dish was very rich and mellow. It left a fragrant aftertaste in one's mouth and mouth, making one want to drink all the gravy into one's stomach.
Some people liked the rich taste of the eel, but Chu Jianhua loved the pigeon eggs very much. At first glance, he took aim at the beautiful pigeon eggs.
In fact, nowadays, stewing raw eel had been reformed several times. Now, it was stewed together with the eel. Although they seemed to be unrelated ingredients, the taste was still extraordinarily delicious when stewed together.
This was the innovation of chefs nowadays.
In The Kitchen God, Yuan Zhou didn't exist. What he cooked was the most orthodox dish.
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